Describing the training, which cover topics such as implicit bias or critical race theory, as “divisive” and “un-American,” the order directs agencies to suspend or deny funding to contractors and grantees whose trainings or grant-funded activities cover those topics.
A message seeking comment from the U.S. Department of Labor, a defendant in the suit, was not immediately answered.
“The reality is you cannot segregate LGBTQ equality from racial justice,” said LGBT Center Chief of Staff Darrel Cummings. “Core to our mission is training other providers — from foster youth organizations and medical professionals to those who work to end homelessness — to ensure that, whichever door our community uses to access essential services, those services are provided in an LGBTQ culturally responsive manner.
“You simply cannot do this work without addressing institutionalized racism which LGBTQ, Black and indigenous people of color have experienced historically and continue to face every day,” he said.
The Executive Order issued on Sept. 22, and subsequent Trump administration commentary, label the discussions of intersectionality, critical race theory, white privilege, systemic racism, or implicit or unconscious bias in diversity trainings as “race and sex scapegoating” and forbid agencies from addressing such so-called divisive concepts.
It directs agency heads to audit internal training curricula, discontinue these training, and conduct a similar audit of federal contractors which puts those contracts at risk.
“We are fighting three epidemics — COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and an epidemic of violence perpetrated against Black people by law enforcement,” said Camilla Taylor, director of constitutional litigation at the civil rights organization Lambda Legal, which filed the lawsuit on Monday.
“Communities of color face shocking health disparities with respect to both COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. Black and brown people are more likely to get sick, and more likely to die as a result of systemic racism and sexism, structural inequities, and the role of explicit and implicit bias on the part of health care providers,” she said.
The suit, The Diversity Center v. Trump, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of the LGBT Center and five other organizational plaintiffs — including an advocacy and service organization for LGBT seniors as well as HIV/AIDS health and advocacy organizations nationwide — a consulting company, and Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Health Services Co-Director Dr. Ward Carpenter as an individual plaintiff.
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Dunham says
Y’all are so salty LOL
not my pres says
BIDEN’S NOT MY PRESIDENT. RESIST!!!!!
Alby says
If there’s been fraud in lancaster ca. Then what makes one think that it aint going on in Pennsylvania or other states. Poverty pimps and shysters are working overtime. Nowadays, you could give a bum a 40 oz and a promise to visit Mickey Mouse and he’ll vote for whoever you want. Thats not Democracy worth respecting.
barbi says
… things are so bad here in America, AV Times editors now indulge themselves, arbitrarily suppressing Republican sentiment –
Alby says
Ill give them some credit for not suppressing all my comments. The ones removed were probabaly silly anyway. Reality is if you really want to make a comment, there are ways like holding a big sign in the air or taped to your car, posting picket signs on your front yard or on the side of the 14 freeway. Thats something democracy cant ever take away. As long as the democrats enforce the social distance and facemask rules for people of all color and backround, then this country might be off to a good start in true peace among civilians. Social distancing should be the forefront of democracy throughout the next 4 to hopefully not 8 years. Save American life by staying the hel… By giving arms length room to others when it aint crowded. So sad that social distancing was ignored during the obama era. Thats when I had the worst flu ever.
Donny says
… top five items on Bejing Biden’s to-do-list:
1). The Barack Obama apology tour, 2.0 –
– e.g., apologies and appeasement, groveling to Iran; China, begging forgiveness
2). Mandatory critical race theory indoctrination –
– e.g., all Trump supporters singled-out by Silicon Valley ANTIFA; targeted for formal reeducation;
3). Political payback –
– e.g., massive layoffs in coal, timber and energy, as punishment for exiting the Paris Climate Accord;
4). Accelerated retirement of all Gasoline Vehicles in America –
– e.g., Joe and Kamala prefer you back on bicycles, like they do in Asia;
5). The Barack Obama Politically Correct epoch, 2.0 –
– e.g., absolute containment of all right-wing criticism; normalization of homosexuality; K-12 programs geared to sexual ambiguity –
Alby says
Why is the LGBTQ so desperate to work and mingle with people that dont want them anywhere near them or their children. Besides, the six foot social distance health rule is more important than what they think.
DANDY COHEN says
TRUMP TEARS ARE SO TASTY BIDEN AND KAMALA FOR 8 YEARS THEN KAMALA HARRIS AND MICHELLE OBAMA FOR ANOTHER 8 YEAHHH.!
RONRON says
?? Just a little incoherent. It’s time for your meds Danny boy.